GeForce GTX 1050 vs GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm

Intro

Compare that to the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm, which uses a 55 nm design. nVidia has clocked the core frequency at 576 MHz. The GDDR3 memory is set to run at a frequency of 999 MHz on this particular model. It features 216 SPUs along with 72 TAUs and 28 Rasterization Operator Units.

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Power Usage and Theoretical Benchmarks

Power Consumption (Max TDP)

GeForce GTX 1050		75 Watts
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		171 Watts
	Difference: 96 Watts (128%)

Memory Bandwidth

The GeForce GTX 1050 should in theory perform a small bit faster than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm in general. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		114688 MB/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		111888 MB/sec
	Difference: 2800 (3%)

Texel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 will be much (more or less 31%) better at anisotropic filtering than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		54160 Mtexels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		41472 Mtexels/sec
	Difference: 12688 (31%)

Pixel Rate

The GeForce GTX 1050 is quite a bit (more or less 169%) faster with regards to anti-aliasing than the GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm, and also will be able to handle higher screen resolutions more effectively. (explain)

GeForce GTX 1050		43328 Mpixels/sec
GeForce GTX 260 216SP 55 nm		16128 Mpixels/sec
	Difference: 27200 (169%)

Please note that the above 'benchmarks' are all just theoretical - the results were calculated based on the card's specifications, and real-world performance may (and probably will) vary at least a bit.

Price Comparison

Specifications

Memory Bandwidth: Memory bandwidth is the maximum amount of data (in units of MB per second) that can be moved over the external memory interface within a second. The number is calculated by multiplying the bus width by its memory speed. If it uses DDR memory, it must be multiplied by 2 again. If DDR5, multiply by 4 instead. The higher the memory bandwidth, the faster the card will be in general. It especially helps with anti-aliasing, HDR and high resolutions.

Texel Rate: Texel rate is the maximum amount of texture map elements (texels) that are processed in one second. This is calculated by multiplying the total amount of texture units of the card by the core clock speed of the chip. The higher the texel rate, the better the graphics card will be at handling texture filtering (anisotropic filtering - AF). It is measured in millions of texels in a second.

Pixel Rate: Pixel rate is the maximum number of pixels the video card can possibly write to the local memory per second - measured in millions of pixels per second. Pixel rate is calculated by multiplying the amount of ROPs by the the card's clock speed. ROPs (Raster Operations Pipelines - sometimes also referred to as Render Output Units) are responsible for filling the screen with pixels (the image). The actual pixel rate is also dependant on quite a few other factors, especially the memory bandwidth - the lower the memory bandwidth is, the lower the potential to get to the maximum fill rate.